Hyderabad Book Fair begins

The 31st edition of Hyderabad Book Fair was inaugurated by the Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy at the NTR Stadium here on Thursday. A host of dignitaries including Telangana Sahithiya Akademi Chairman Nandini Sidda Reddy, Telangana Press Academy Chairman Allam Narayana, Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister’s Office Deshapati Srinivas, TSPSC Chairman Ghanta Chankrapani and Hyderabad Book Fair Society Chairman Juluri Gowri Shankar were present on the occasion.

Telugu book publishers were prominently placed and



stood out in numbers, while there were a significant number of educational book stalls as well. This year, the number of book stalls has increased from 321 to 331. Children, students, government employees and teachers are allowed entry free of charge at this 11-day exhibition.

There is a digital book stall for the first time here, while most publishers had either made digital payment available or were making arrangements. Several book stalls hung ‘Paytm’ cards to attract more buyers.